The Sorcerer facts for kids

Quick facts for kidsThe Sorcerer
	Poster for the 1884 revival
Written by	W. S. Gilbert (words); Arthur Sullivan (music)
Characters	John Wellington Wells
Date of premiere	17 November 1877
Place of premiere	Opera Comique; London, England
Original language	English
Genre	Operetta
Setting	England

The Sorcerer is an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan. It is the third of their fourteen operettas. It opened in London at the Opera Comique on 17 November 1877. It ran for 178 performances. The play is about the effects of a love potion on the residents of an English village.

Images for kids

1878 programme cover
Richard Temple with Mrs Howard Paul in The Sorcerer (1877)
Incantation scene
Act II opening, from 1884 programme
Henry Lytton (J. W. Wells), Elsie Griffin (Aline) and Derek Oldham (Alexis), 1920
W. S. Gilbert illustration, 1890
From 1877 programme
Poster by H. M. Brock for the 1919 revival
Walter Passmore as J. W. Wells in the 1898 revival
Dr Daly accompanies himself on a flageolet on stage
"Welcome, joy, adieu to sadness!"
Grossmith as J. W. Wells, his first of many "patter roles". Sketch by W. S. Gilbert
Rutland Barrington as Dr Daly
Bond, as Constance, pines for Dr Daly, 1884
Wallpaper showing characters from The Sorcerer and other Savoy operas